Production of Complex Ceramic Films using domestic Inkjet Printers

The production cost is one of the issues for some complex ceramics applications, like the superconducting oxides. The main properties of such materials, i.e., zero electrical resistivity and perfect diamagnetism, make them attractive for several applications, including energy storage. Thus, in this work, we focus on the production and structural characterization of BSCCO superconducting films using a domestic inkjet printer. The precursor solution was prepared following Pechini's method, and it was used, such as the ink. Then, an E-shape film was printed over a SiO2 substrate. The results show that the sample produced with 12 depositions presented a superconducting transition at 81 K and a critical current density of 9.68 A/cm2 at 78 K.

The size effect on the energy transfer in Bi3+–Eu3+ co-doped GdVO4 nanocrystals

Nanocrystals of GdVO4 co-doped with various concentrations of Bi3+ and a constant concentration of Eu3+ ions (5 mol%) were synthesized by Pechini's method and annealed in the range of temperature from 750 °C to 900 °C in order to obtain different sizes of individual crystallites.